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Gardner, James, 1832-? Army forge scene, in front of Petersburg, August 1864.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0105 Author/Creator: Gardner, James, 1832-? Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: August 1864 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 39.4 cm, Width: 31.1 cm Order a Copy

Negative by David Knox. From Gardner's "Photographic Sketchbook, Vol II. No. 77" with text accompanying panel. Also includes text description page. Several Federal soldiers working at a blacksmith's forge. One mans a giant belows, while another stands at an anvil and hammers out a horseshoe.

Gardner, James, 1832-?

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